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Aaron Hurst is Information Age's senior reporter, providing news and features around the hottest trends across the tech industry.

Cybersecurity

Ransom demanded of BA, BBC and Boots by Cl0p cybercrime group

Following a “hack and leak” operation undertaken by the Russian cybercrime group Cl0p, a ransom with a one-week deadline has been issued on the Dark Web

Cloud & Edge Computing

IBM starts work on European quantum data centre

IBM is looking to meet demand for provisioned quantum systems across the EU by planning a pioneering data centre facility in Germany

Cybersecurity

BA, BBC and Boots hit by zero-day vulnerability attack

A zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer software was infiltrated, affecting the supply chains of BA, BBC and Boots, with the ransomware group Clop taking responsibility

AI & Machine Learning

Rishi Sunak lobbying for launch of UK-hosted global AI regulator

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to hold talks with President Joe Biden this week, over a possible global AI research hub and regulator being hosted in the UK

Development & Programming

AI means that ‘everyone is a programmer now’ says Nvidia CEO

Unveiling a new generative AI platform for tech companies, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has hailed a new era of computing that improves access to coding capabilities

Legislation & Regulation

What the draft EU AI Act means for regulation

Information Age speaks to EU data protection, intellectual property and technology experts about the business implications of the EU AI Act

Data Protection & Privacy

Five years of GDPR — the data compliance state of play

Five years on from the inception of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we explore what businesses need to consider when it comes to compliance

Generative AI

Microsoft extends generative AI for suite and third-party software

A new copilot for Windows 11, along with over 50 plugins for third-party applications, were announced at the Microsoft Build conference

Generative AI

New Elastic tool trains generative AI with proprietary data

The new Elasticsearch Relevance Engine (ESRE) allows businesses to build bespoke generative AI apps using private enterprise data

Diversity

WIT UK Summit: boosting inclusion in emerging tech

At the recent Women in IT UK Summit, tech leaders came together to discuss how to boost inclusion of underrepresented groups in AI and Web3 development

Government & Public Sector

Tech industry reacts to UK semiconductor strategy

The long-awaited UK semiconductor strategy, worth up to £1bn, has been met with criticism around a lack of ambition